Local servicesHospitalRiverview Regional Medical Center7.5 miPost officeSteele Post Office6.0 miTown hallRainbow City Municipal Building3.3 miPoliceRainbow City Police Department3.3 miFire stationRainbow City Fire Department Station 22.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeGadsden State Community College - Wallace Drive Campus7.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM45 miInterstateI-593.2 miUS highwayUS 411under a mileAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN24 miCoachGadsden U-HaulGreyhound8.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35906 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min5:33 am – 7:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min6:45 am – 4:39 pm
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People10,446 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.94,207 householdsMedian household income $56,420Median home value $220,900Median rent $1,048 a month66% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $820 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 4,131 employedMain industries: education and health care 18%, manufacturing 17%, retail 16%Average commute 26 minutes79% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher83% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Vietnamese 1%, other Indo-European languages 1%, Spanish 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 33°F58 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare66 days above 90°F, 53 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gadsden station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsVivian Lee Maddox Sports Complexrecreation area · 1.3 miRainbow City Recreation Centerrecreation area · 1.9 miBoys Club Horse Arenapublic land · 7.6 miFreedom Riders National Monumentnational monument · 22.9 miRose Purchase Unitnational forest · 22.6 mi · 161 acresMountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 23.1 mi · 9,014 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 29 Apr 200347 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201137 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateEtowah County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality61% of days had good air in 2025223 of 363 days measured140 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Etowah County monitors, AL
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Rainbow City, Wwb of theserves 12,363 people from ground water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation524 ft160 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
